Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Suffolk County Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £83,890
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 037606-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Mar 2026
- Published24 Apr 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
The service shall be available to eligible residents of Suffolk. The service shall deliver smoking seminars, both online and in person as agreed with Suffolk County Council, as a curative intervention to support a successful smoking cessation journey. Recruitment to the service will be undertaken through targeted outreach, informed by the Smoking and Vaping Health Needs Assessment (2024) and agreed with Suffolk County Council. The Authority is purchasing access to a defined number of seminar spaces for eligible Suffolk residents. The provision of these seminar spaces forms a core component of the Services. An award has been made following direct award process A. The lifetime value of the contract is £83,890 (excluding VAT) The contract period is 1st March 2026 - 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months.
About the supplier
Allen Carr's Easyway (International) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02423347).